One historian has said Modern Australia derived from Gallipoli modern Canada from Vimy Ridge which shows how far-reaching effect the war had on Canada Inevitably the nation was negatively affected by the war however positive changes also occurred and advanced national development In the following paragraphs the remarkable influence of the world war 1 on Canada will be discussed with regards to social economy and politics In the society the status of women was greatly affected by the world war 1 Before the war women traditionally stayed at home and take care of the children while their husbands were working outside Nevertheless after the warfare broke men had to leave Canada for the war so women replaced men in offices factories schools etc They participated in many activities that made contributions to the war in Europe and their home front For instance due to the demand for labor a number of women formed the nucleus of munitions industry workers BBC
Moreover with the start of the 1915 provincial election in Manitoba women in the country began to won the right to vote and finally realized their goal in 1918 which is considered as brilliant historic progress towards the gender equality in Canada Hence during the world war 1 the achievement done by women gradually reduced the opposition by men against acknowledging the abilities of women and their status increasingly improved